Dazai carefully unlocked the door and slipped inside Kunikida's apartment. Though picking the lock wouldn't be a problem, Kunikida had actually given him the key long before they even began dating.  (Mainly to stop Dazai from breaking in.)

The apartment was quiet even though it was still in the middle of the day. Dazai quietly tiptoed to the bedroom (his mafia skills really came in handy at times like this) and as he suspected, Kunikida was actually asleep. The brunet smiled a small genuine smile at his boyfriend, gently closed the bedroom door after leaving and went straight to the kitchen. It was time to do what he came here for!

Dazai has never been known for his cooking skills. Quite the opposite, actually. Once he had made a "peppy hot pot" for Ango and Odasaku. He had meant it to be a prank, not put his friends out of commission for several days. But this time was different! Dazai sincerely wanted to make something nice for Kunikida. Dazai considered his cooking skills (or lack of thereof) and in the end decided to go with a simple rice porridge. It should be easy to make, right?

Dazai unlocked his phone and once again checked the recipe. First, he needed the main ingredient - rice. However since he never cooked (for obvious reasons), he had no idea where Kunikida kept which foods. Luckily Kunikida's cupboards were as organized as the rest of the apartment, so finding the rice ended up being a relatively easy task. Dazai put some rice in a bowl and looked at his phone again. Apparently now he needed to rinse the rice in water. Should be simple enough, he mused.

"Rinse the rice in water. Drain. Repeat until the water is clear," Dazai repeated the instructions under his breath and squinted at the water. Was this clear enough? In his opinion it looked clear, but was it? Should he do it a few more times? Or would that somehow negatively impact the rice? Eventually he decided to rinse the rice two more times and move on to the next step.

The next step turned out to be easiest but also the most boring one. All he had do now was soak the rice for at least 30 minutes. This left Dazai bored and with nothing to do, so he simply began wandering around the kitchen. Then a small piece of paper on the fridge door caught his attention. Dazai took the paper in his hands and a small smiled formed on his face. Written in Kunikida's simple handwriting was a note.

To buy: - 5 cans of crab meat for Dazai

Dazai still wasn't used to being loved so much, having someone to care that much about him. Though they didn't officially live together (yet), Dazai spent a lot of his time at Kunikida's apartment. At some point Kunikida just accepted that and started buying food for two people. Likewise, when Dazai stayed at his own apartment, Kunikida made it a part of his schedule to drop by Dazai's place and drag him to work (both literally and figuratively). This is why he wanted to somehow help Kunikida, too. Especially at a time like this.

Dazai was pulled from his thoughts when he heard his phone vibrating and signaling the end of step "soak the rice". Apparently now he had to drain the water, pour new water and finally get to the main step - boiling. Then Dazai realized he had no idea how tell if the rice was actually boiling or not, so once again he turned to the internet for help. Dazai actually felt rather proud of himself as he watched the pot.

"What are you doing in my kitchen?" suddenly came a voice from behind and Dazai yelped. Normally he would have sensed someone approaching, would have heard kitchen doors open. Besides, Kunikida was sick and didn't even bother to hide his presence or to be quiet.

Dazai pouted. "You should be sleeping."

"I was. I took some medicine, too. Now I feel better, so I came here."

Kunikida glanced over the kitchen. To his surprise the kitchen still looked pretty much the same as he had left it. But then he noticed a pot on a stove.

"What is this?" Kunikida asked and without waiting for an answer, checked the pot.

Dazai continued pouting. "It was supposed to be a surprise."

Well, it certainly was a surprise. But a pleasant one. Kunikida would have never expected his boyfriend to actually cook something for him. Sure, it was just a rice porridge. It did not require any grand cooking skills. Nevertheless, it was a fact that Dazai never cooked and lived off Kunikida's wallet pretty much since joining the Agency. Dazai actually putting in effort made Kunikida happy.

"Thank you, Dazai. Really," Kunkida smiled.

And yet Dazai continued pouting. "No kiss?" he asked.

"You will get sick too," Kunikida sighed and Dazai just grinned.

"Well, then you can take care of me~."

Kunkida sighed again. Dazai was being ridiculous but Kunikida loved him anyway.

"But I don't want you to get sick, so this is all you are getting," Kunkida said as he gave Dazai a forehead kiss.